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ETHOXYETHANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ethoxyethane mean?
• ETHOXYETHANE (noun)
The noun ETHOXYETHANE has 1 sense:
1. a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
Familiarity information: ETHOXYETHANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
diethyl ether; divinyl ether; ether; ethoxyethane; ethyl ether; vinyl ether
Hypernyms ("ethoxyethane" is a kind of...):
inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethoxyethane"):
enflurane; Ethrane (a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic)
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